Another dangerous anarchist locked up.

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1941 -- Maximilien Luce, 82, dies. French painter & engraver. A reader of Jean Grave's "La r�volte", & eventually his friend. In 1887, Pissaro, Seurat & Signac inducted him into their group of neo-impressionists.
Luce produced many drawings for anarchist newspapers such as "Le p�re Peinard", "La r�volte", "L'en dehors".
In 1894, during the repression following the attacks of Ravachol, Valiant & others, Luce was imprisoned -- indicted as a "dangerous anarchist" whose drawings were judged "inciting people to revolt". Luce produced a series of lithographs based on this prison experience, accompanied with text by Jules Vall�s. After his release he collaborated on the review "Les temps nouveaux". Became President of the Society of Independent Artists in 1934, & signed a petition calling for antifascist fighters. Luce left many thematic works involving the Paris Commune, the daily life of the common worker & peasant, etc.
�       Three pieces by Luce in �       http://humanities.uchicago.edu/homes/SMART/SMART.artists.html
�       Luce Maximilien (1858-1941) (France): Prices up for works before 1904. Between $80,000 & $450,000 �     http://www.artcult.com/index.htm
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